Computer Science

Scholarships Available

IIT has a merit scholarship program for new U.S. part-time Master's students. Qualifying students may receive as much as a 50% tuition scholarship.

The CS Department at IIT is one of the top 10 producers of Master's degrees in the U.S. (according to Computing Research News). IIT has one of the largest and oldest-established Computer Science departments in the Chicago area, and with over six hundred students, CS is the largest department in the College of Science and Letters.

Research: IIT students work with our faculty on world-class research in areas that include algorithms; computer education; computational geometry; computational linguistics; concurrent programming; databases; embedded systems; information retrieval; parallel, distributed, and scientific computing; scalable computing; software engineering; visual computing; wireless and optical networks; and network algorithms, modeling and traffic analysis.

Education: IIT students can earn degrees at all levels; they can also study for graduate certificates, take accelerated courses, or do non-degree study. Our faculty includes award-winning instructors, and students have rated the department’s teaching as among the best at the university. For part-time students, we offer convenient evening classes. For long-distance students, we offer most graduate courses via closed-circuit TV and/or streaming internet video through IIT Online: You can live anywhere and get a Master’s degree in CS.

Our Graduates: IIT graduates and students work for such employers as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Motorola, and Wolfram Research. Our co-op/practical training students have earned reviews like “Far exceeded our expectations,” “Extremely helpful to our company” and “Has never let me down.” Undergraduates interested in research have gone on to earn PhD’s from IIT and other universities.

For More Information about Computer Science at IIT, browse or search these pages or contact our faculty or department representatives.

Department News

2007 Computer Science Teacher of the Year: Professor Nazli Goharian has been again named CS Teacher of the Year.... (more)
2007 Computer Science Teaching Assistant of the Year: Yacin Nadji has been named 2007 Teaching Assistant of the Year for his work as teaching assistant for the IPRO Developing a Computer Science Text with Practical Open-Ended Problems.... (more)
2007 Computer Science Student Paper of the Year: The paper “Interval-Based Timing Constraints: Their Satisfactions and Applications,” co-authored by Yue Yu and Profs. Shangping Ren and Ophir Frieder, has been named the 2007 Student Paper of the Year.... (more)
High Performance Computing Honorable Mention for Yong Chen: CS Ph.D. candidate Yong Chen received an Honorable Mention for his application to be a 2008 ACM/IEEE-CS High Performance Computing Fellow.... (more)
2007 ACM Programming Contest: IIT sent 4 teams to the 2007 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (Mid-Central US Region), held on November 4 and sponsored by IBM and ACM.... .... (more)
Prof. Frieder Wins Research Award: Professor Ophir Frieder has been named the 2007 Research in Information Science award winner by the American Society for Information Science and Technology .... (more)
CS Alumni Win IIT Awards: The IIT Alumni Association has honored two CS alumni with awards for outstanding contributions .... (more)
Georgetown Names Frieder: Professor Ophir Frieder will serve as the Royden B. Davis, S.J., Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies for the 2007-08 academic year in Georgetown University's Department of Computer Science.... (more)
Dr. Hasso: Sargon Hasso has been awarded a PhD for his dissertation “A Uniform Approach To Software Patterns Classification and Software Composition.”.... (more)
Best Website, Spring 2007 IPRO: IPRO 311 won the “Best Website” award at the 2007 Spring IPRO Projects Day.... The IPRO 311 team investigated “Insider Misuse”.... (more)
CS Student Wins at IIT Research Day: Saket Mengle won first place in the Graduate Division competition at IIT Research Day 2007 for his work on “FACT: A Fast Algorithm for Categorizing Text”.... (more)

Quick Links for Everyone

Tuition and Fees: > Bursar's Office
Course Schedule (Spring'08, Fall'07, ....): > Web for Students > Course Section Search
IIT Course Catalog: > Web for Students > Course Catalog
Department Courses: > Course Numbers & Course Overviews
> Course Titles & Course Overviews
Software: > Suggestions from IIT students

Links for Graduate Students

Graduate Admission: > Master's Degrees – GPA, GRE, TOEFL
> PhD – GPA, GRE, TOEFL
> Required U/grad coursework for Master's pgms
> Making up for missing Undergrad coursework
> CS 201, 401, and 402
> International Students: Visas, I-20’s
Changing Graduate Programs Within CS: > Graduate: To/From: MS, MCS, or MTSE-CS
Transferring to a Graduate Program in CS: > From another Department at IIT
> From another University
Transferring/Taking Graduate Courses: > From/at another Department or University
Orientation Information: > For new Graduate students
Whom to See If You Can’t Register: > Your faculty advisor

Links for Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate Admissions: > IIT Undergraduate Admissions office
Changing Undergraduate Programs Within CS: > CIS to/from CS: Give Form to Matt Bauer
Transferring to an Undergraduate Program in CS: > From another Dept. at IIT: Give Form to Matt Bauer
> From another University
Transferring/Taking Undergraduate Courses: > Taking Summer Courses at another University
> Transferring Classes from another University
Whom to See If You Can’t Register: > Your faculty advisor: Matt Bauer

Computer Science Home

Upcoming Dates

Application Deadline for Fall 2008 Graduate Programs
(If not seeking financial aid)

Domestic Applicants: PhD programs

International Applicants: All programs

Thu May 1

Spring 2008 Classes End

Sat May 10

Spring 2008 Final Exams

Mon May 12 - Sat May 17

Application Deadline for Summer 2008 Graduate Program

Domestic Applicants: Professional Master's & Master of Science

Thu May 15

Spring 2008 Commencement

Sat May 17

Application Deadline for Fall 2008 Graduate Programs

Domestic Applicants: Professional Master's & Master of Science

Mon Aug 4

More Application Deadline are Available at

Graduate Admissions → Important Dates

The Computer Science programs at IIT stress high achievement in fundamental knowledge and practical problem solving. They offer students a solid background in the core areas of CS and exposure to cutting-edge computer technologies.

Computer Science

Scholarships Available

Department News

Quick Links for Everyone

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Links for Undergraduate Students

Upcoming Dates

Spring 2008 Last Day to Register, Add, Change Classes

Applications for Spring 2008 Graduation Due

Spring 2008 Last Day for 100% Tuition Refund

Application Deadline for Fall 2008 Graduate Programs(If seeking financial aid)

Application Deadline for Summer 2008 Graduate Programs

Spring 2008 Vacation

Spring 2008 Last Day for Official Withdrawal

Advising Period for Summer & Fall 2008

Application Deadline for Summer 2008 PhD Programs

Registration Begins for Summer & Fall 2008

Application Deadline for Fall 2008 Graduate Programs(If not seeking financial aid)